Not just American technology...
I think you'll find that TV was invented in Scotland by a Scotsman, John
Logie Baird.
He was from Helensburgh, just across the Clyde from my hometown, Greenock
(home to James Watt, inventor of the condensing steam engine...)
And the inventor of the computer was probably also from Britain. Take your
pick from Babbage, Turing, Flowers, the General Post Office etc etc.
And MD was actually invented by a man called Boab from Possilpark in
Glasgow.
No, sorry, I made that last bit up.
The problem, especially in the UK, is the short-sightedness of capital. A UK
bank will want a return on its investment within five years. Japanese
institutions take a longer view, and will allow up to 25 years for a return.
Imagine trying to get your cash back from MD in five years. That's why no UK
firm can back up the research with production.
See the whole of UK manufacturing for examples. I imagine the US is similar.
Hoots!
Al
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Subject: MD: Do the Japanese really steal American technology??
I know this sounds dumb because I am equating a work of fiction to reality,
but I recently finished reading the Rising Sun by Michael Chricton. In this
book it is basically stated repeatedely that many technologies were
engineered in the U.S. (like TV and many computer technologies) and the US
gov't wouldnt help with patents and so-on, so the Japanese bought all the
stuff up. It said also that Japan is a closed market to foreigners and that
Japan disallows its people to buy American and European technology. Finaly
it says that America owns the US market because of criminal practises like
flooding. Is any of this true?? Oh yeah and it also says that Japan sells
its technology cheaper here in order to capture the market here, but that
the US gov't refuses to take action, because Japan has paid them all off.
Personally I don't care because I will buy always buy Japanese technology
which is great quality, but if it is true I just hope we never piss Japan
off :).
Billy Hetherington
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